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Penelope: Why not just raise the price of the special? We have two specials that I believe the owner has had since he opened over 15 years ago. When I first started working for him the price was $20.99 now they are both up to $24.99 and I really haven’t noticed any negative backlash to the...

PPG2270: That makes sense. Always make sure you let your drivers know that the only thing set about their schedule is the days they work and when they need to show up and not the time at which they get off of work.

LOL! Okay, I’m not 100% sure, but I am pretty sure that that comment quoted above was in reference to the comment I made about how people should not be delivering pizzas to support their family. And if anything, this just further proves that someone with a family should not be “putting their...

PPG2270: Says who? Put your drivers to work. I probably wouldn’t have them all making pizzas, but their is usually always one or two really good drivers that perform well and want to make pizzas. Or maybe they can answer phones? And of course their are always plenty of dishes, cheese to be...

First, let me just say that that was a very well put together post, and a great topic for discussion. It is definitely a dilemma I will have to think long and hard about before I open my place. Registered Guest: I get this on the phone once every couple of months and it is mind boggling seeing...

paul7979: This isn’t good news at all. I had one of their Hot and Ready pizzas about a year ago in Fresno when I was out of town and could not believe how bad it was. But hey, it was Ready and only five bucks. However, it was not exactly Hot.

Integraoligist: Hey, thats the first thing I thought of too when I read this post. What happened, are the blades of the blender to fat and unable to reduce the oregano down to a powder?

Pakula's Pizza: 30-50k would be fine by me as long as the wife has a stable job making 50k+ and I don’t have to work more than 40 hours a week. working more during the first couple of years is fine.

NicksPizza: Do you divide the number of households by the number of Pizza shops in the city?

pizza2007: Haha. I actually know a guy that tries to barter at McDonadls.

I say absolutely go for $30,000. At $2 million a year the store is pretty high volume. If you are going to be working an average of 55 hours a week 30K should be the absolute minimum. You are 27 years old. Not a young adult/ college aged worker anymore. I’m in a similar situation, turning 26 at...

pizza2007: I wouldn’t necessarily say that. Like yourself I only saw my HS guidance counselor twice as well. Obviously in our cases a counselor wouldn’t have much to say bout us. But what about the kids they do meet with multiple times a year, both for good and bad reasons? I would think their...

Sounds like a decent deal for all that equipment especially if he does have a mixer and all the small wares. As long as he owns everything outright of course.

Do any of you pizza operators participate in 401Ks, IRAs or SEP IRAs? What are your plans for retiring? Sell the business? Hold onto the business and continue to collect a monthly income from it while it is run by a GM? I’ve been interested in starting to save for retirement, even though it...

Even the best employees screw up bad once or twice. I know I have made my fair share of dumb mistakes over the years. As long as she doesn’t start a trend I think you are fine. You know her better than anyone else here. I would just tell her that you are really disappointed in her and remind her...

I like a combination of all three, but mostly focusing on the delco side. In a way it makes it a little more enjoyable too having a few people dine in throughout the day. I wouldn’t bother with full service and waiters though.

Good Luck to you NYFLPizza. Similar to you, I am in my 20’s, 25 to be exact, been in the industry since I was 18, and went to college and got a BS in Biology. I’ve realized over time that I want to be in the pizza business not because I want to get rich, but because I love the business. In...

Cant say whether we are up or down from last January. We are very slow though. Historically January is our slowest month. Is this common for others? My take on it is that it has something to do with holiday over spending and maybe new years resolutions to get diet/weight and financials in order...

Rockstar pizza: Better get ready.

Rather than just give a straight discount all week long I think you should focus on specials on the slow week nights like. College students are all about the beer so that is a must. Have something like a Tuesday Pint Night special. There is a local bar where I am at that gives out $1 pints to...